Lasting-machine.



U. S. NORDBN.

LASTING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR.15,1911.

Patented June 11, 1912.

Mmmsm STAES PATENT OFFIGE.

CARL S. NORDEN, OF WAKEFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO UNITED SHOE MACHINERY COMPANY, OF PATER-SON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

T 0 cl? whom it may concern."

Be it .known that I, CARL S. NORDEN, a citizen of the United. States, residing at Wakefield, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain Improvements in Lasting-Machines, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like reference characters on the drawings indicating like parts in the several figures.

This invention relates to lasting apparatus and has for its object to provide improvements by which the toes of shoes can be more satisfactorily and more expeditiously lasted than heretofore.

An important feature of this invention consists in an auxiliary device to draw the upper tight near the ends of wipers in a toe lasting apparatus. Wit-h apparatus as heretofore used this is one of the most difficult portions of the shoe to last, particularly on high toed lasts, because the wipers are less efficient near their ends than they are at the middle and corners of the toe and the upper forming and stretching action required is more than that which the wipers unaided can usually produce. This feature of the invention is embodied in grippers that are adapted to span the shoe and seize the upper at both sides of the toe and pull it adjacent to the ends of the wipers. The grippers can be caused to hold the upper under tension while the end portions of the wipers lay it over the last bot-tom into position to be fastened. The grippers comprise, in addition to their jaws and provision for closing and opening them, a fulcrum or rest relatively to which they can be rocked to pull the upper. A carrier for the grippers is provided at one side of the machine and movable to transfer the grippers to and from working position. In this carrier the grippers may be fulcrumed. In addition to its function as a gripper support the carrier is, in accordance with other features of this invention, made to serve as a holddown for clamping the last upon the toe rest. The holddown also advantageously has a foot to clamp the upper at the end of the toe in outspread position on the wipers. In apparatus of the type herein shown in which Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 15, 1911.

LASTING-MACHINE.

Patented June 11 1912.

Serial No. 614,621.

the wipers and the last haVe'a relative vertical movement to rub the upper up the sides of the last the downhold may advantageously have an abutment to engage the wipers and limit such relative movement when the wipers are in a plane to close over the feather of the insole. This avoids such excessive movement as carries the wipers too high and allows the upper to slip and loosen back down the sides of the last before it is overlaid. These and other features of the invention, including certain details of construction and combinations of parts will more fully appear from the detailed description and will then be pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a toe lasting apparatus embodying the present invention; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section; Fig. 3 shows the same devices differently arranged.

The machine comprises a frame or support 2 in which a toe rest 4 is mounted for vertical movement and a toe lasting mechanism comprising wipers 5, connected with an operating handle 6, which are arranged for vertical movement altogether to cause the wipers to rub the upper up the sides of the last to the edge of the last bottom. The wipers are then advanced toward the heel and closed inwardly at the opposite sides of the toe to lay the upper over the feat-her of the insole and against the channel 11p where it is usually secured by a binder. These parts are or may be substantially as they are in the well known commercial No. 5 lasting machine. Alternatively the last may be depressed with relation to the wipers to efiect the rubbing'action of the wipers upon the upper on the side faces of the shoes as in the commercial type of lasting machine known as the Chase laster.

A bracket 10 attached to the rear side of the machine guides a vertically movable rod 11 or post, the lower end of which is connected to a treadle 12 by which the rod and the parts attached thereto may be drawn down to hold it in depressed condition with more or less force by the foot of the operator. Rotatably attached to the upper end of this rod is the hub or arm 1 1 and a torsion spring 15 has one end attached to the bracket and the other attached to the arm for turning the arm normally backwardly to carry it and its attached parts to a' position at the rear of the machine where they will be out of the way of the operator in inserting and removing the shoe. The bracket has a finger 16 to limit the movement of the arm. The arm H serves as a carrier for a pivoted stem 20 which is held in a normal angular position by a spring 22. The lower end of the stem supports the foot 24 shown best in Figs. 2 and 3 which has a contact member 25 and a rearwardly eX- tending arm in which is adjustably mounted a second contact member 26. The contact member 26 is adapted to serve as in Figs. 1 and 2 as a holddown to clamp the shoe down upon the toe rest or, if the machine be a Chase laster, to depress the last and the toe rest with relation to the wipers. In the machine shown the clamping of the shoe down upon the toe rest is desirable in order to hold the shoe from being lifted by the rearwardly rubbing action of the wipers as they are raised in wiping contact with the upper along the sides of the shoe.

The contact member 25 is adapted to be positioned over the wipers at the middle of the toe to limit the relative vertical movement of the wipers and the last and arrest that movement when the wipers are in a plane to lay the upper over the feather of the insole. The provision of this contact member prevents the wipers from being unintentionally raised high enough to lose their frictional hold upon the upper and allow the upper which they have wiped up to slack back before it is overlaid. The upper at the end of the toe will be outspread over the wipers, as shown in the use of these machines, and when the wipers are raised the upper will be clamped or gripped be tween the top face of the wipers and the contact member 25. Said contact member then serves as a retarder to restrain or retard the slipping of the upper over the wipers as the wipers are advanced and closed for laying the upper in lasted position. The

contact member 25 may be for this purpose of any desired lateral extent and of appropriate shape to serve this upper retarding function. The lower or stock engaging face of the'member 25 may be shaped as heretofore proposed for applying a different degree of clamping force to the upper at the middle and corners of the toe. Conveniently the lower face of the retarder will be cut away slightly at the middle of the toe and will be formed to apply a maximum retarding force at the corners of the toe. The object of this formation is to effect stretch ing of the upper to the desired extent at the corners of the toe without liability of over pulling it at the middle of the toe and thereby bowing or curving the tip seam.

operated by one hand of the workman. As :shown, the inner jaws of the grippers, that is, the jaws which engage the lining side of the upper stock, are formed on a single head 32 which is rigid in the direction of -the width of the shoe. The outer jaws are pivoted at 33 to the head 32 and are actuated by a wedge 34 carried on the end of the operating lever 35, the head 32 being rigidly attached to the upper one 36. A spring 37 opens the jaws when permitted to do so. The grippers are intended to be positioned to seize the upper at the two sides of the toe at or adjacent to the ends of the wipers and to pull the upper at this por tion of the shoe where the action of the wipers is least effective. The grippers may hold the upper under tension while the wipers close for overlaying it. The rigid head 32 carrying the inner jaws holds the upper out while the Wipers close under the grippers in overlaying the upper, thereby securing an effectual stretching of the upper at the ends of the wipers. Obviously the grippers can be caused to seize and pull different sections of the upper along the sides of the toe to draw it into condition to be overlaid by the wipers. The provision of a plurality of recesses in the lever 36 facilitates this use.

The devices above described are capable ,of use not only as above indicated, but as shown in Fig. 3. In this use the contact members 25 and 26 of the foot 2& are relatively adjusted into the same plane and are both caused to engage the insole over the ball of the last. The grippers are turned around to present their handle ends at the 5 rear of the wipers and their gripping jaws infront of the stem 20. lVhen the parts are thus arranged the grippers are used in substantially the same manner as that above described for pulling the upper at the sides of the toe at one or at a plurality of points lengthwise of the shoe and holding the upper under tension while the wipers overlay it. The capacity of the apparatus for arrangement in the two relations above described adapts it for the convenience or preferences of different operators.

In the lasting operation as carried on with the described apparatus the shoe is placed upon the toe rest and the upper at the end of the shoe outspread over the wipers. The arm 14 is then swung away from the finger 16 toposition the foot 24 over the last. If the parts are arranged as in Figs. 1 and 2 the contact member 26 is positioned just back of the insole lip and this brings the member 25 over the wipers, then the wipers and the last are relatively moved vertically either by lifting the wipers or by depressing the last by means of the treadle 12. hen the right vertical relation of the wipers and the last has been reached this movement is stopped and the toe portion of the upper is gripped or clamped against the wipers by the retarder member 25. With the parts in this position the wipers can be advanced to overlay the upper while the pressure of the retarder upon the upper is varied by the foot of the operator. Before advancing the wipers to overlie the upper the grippers will be manipulated to seize the upper at the sides of the toe at or adjacent to the ends of the wipers and the grippers will be rocked about the fulcrum point 30 to pull and stretch the upper tightly about the last and hold it while the wipers are closed under the grippers, the rigid head 32 of the grippers holding the edge of the upper out while the wipers close under the grippers. The grippers and the end portions of the retarder cooperate respectively with the wipers to obtain more stretching or pulling of the upper at the sides and at the corners of the toe while excessive stretching of the upper at the tip end of the tee is avoided by the formation of the lower face of the retarder. If the arrangement is that shown in Fig. 3 the contact members 25, 26 serve slmply as a holddown for the last depressor to clamp or depress the last upon the toe rest and the grippers are used in the manner above described for stretching the upper preparatory to the operation of the wipers and cooperate with the wipers in laying the upper over the last bottom under tension at the sides of the toe. When the upper has been overlaid preparatory to fastening it the grippers are released from the upper and the treadle 12 is allowed to rise in response to the upper expansion of the spring 15, the torsion of the spring swings the carrier 14L and its attached parts backwardly away from the shoe until this movement is arrested by engagement of the arm 14 with the finger 16.

Having explained the nature of this invention and described a preferred construc-- tion embodying the same, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States 1. Lasting apparatus having, in combination, toe lasting wipers, an inflexible retarder to grip the upper against the wipers,

a hand lever for actuating the wipers, and a treadle connected with the retarder to con- 2. Lasting apparatus having, in combination, toe lasting wipers, a toe rest, means to raise the wipers to rub the upper up the side faces of the shoe, a holddown to clamp the last down on the toe rest and an abutment on the holddown arranged to overlie the wipers in position to engage the upper upon the top face of the wipers while the wipers are being closed, and means to close the wipers.

3. Lasting apparatus having, in combination, toe lasting wipers, a toe rest, means to raise the wipers to rub the upper up the side faces of the shoe, a holddown to clamp the last down on the toe rest, and an abutment on the holddown arranged to overlie the wipers and limit their rising movement at the plane of the shoe bottom, said holddown having an arm extending rearwardly over the edgeof the shoe bottom and a foot that is vertically adjustable relatively to the wiper abutment and is arranged to engage the insole inside the channel lip.

4. Lasting apparatus having, in combination, toe lasting wipers, and a holddown comprising the vertically movable operating rod, the lateral arm 14 thereon, the depend ing stem 20 adapted to be positioned over the wipers, the base swiveled on the stem and having the abutment 25 over the wipers, and the foot 26 mounted for vertical adjustment relating to the abutment 25 and arranged to reach rearwardly over the channel lip and engage the insole at the inner side of said lip. I

5. Lasting apparatus having, in combination, toe lasting wipers, a toe rest, a holddown to clamp the last on the toe rest, and an upper pulling gripper fulcrumed on the holddown.

6. Lasting apparatus having, in combina tion, toe lasting wipers, a toe rest, a holddown to clamp the last on the toe rest, and a gripper having a leverage connection with the holddown and constructed and arranged to pull the upper at the two sides of the toe near the ends of the wipers to supplement the lasting action of the wipers.

7. Lasting apparatus having, in combination, toe last-ing wipers, a toe rest, a retarder to clamp the upper outspread upon the wipers at the end of the toe and grippers to pull the upper at the two sides of the toe simultaneously.

8. Lasting apparatus having, in combination, toe lasting wipers, acarrier pivoted at one side of the shoe, a last bottom rest thereon to engage the insole back of the channel lip, a retarder to clamp the. upper outspread upon the wipers at the end of the toe, and a gripper to pullthe upper independently of the wipers at the sides of the toe, said carrier being movable laterally to shift said devices from and toward operative position and movable vertically to cause the retarder and rest to do their work.

9. Lasting apparatus having, in combination, toe wipers, a toe rest, two pairs of grippers for seizing the upper at opposite sides of the toe and having closing and lifting levers common to both pairs, and a support for the grippers mounted at one side of the machine and movable to shift the grippers toward and from operative position.

10. Lasting apparatus having, in combination, toe wipers, a toe rest, the bar 14 pivot ed at the side of the machine and having a transverse recess, and grippers fulcrumed in said recess and arranged to pull the upper in cooperation with the wipers. I

11. Lasting apparatus having, in combination, toe wipers, a toe rest, grippers comprising the inner connected jaws 32 and the outer jaws, and means for operating the jaws to seize and pull the upper, and the gripper carrier mounted at one side of the shoe to extend across the shoe and having the swiveled stem in which the grippers are fulcrumed.

12. Lasting apparatus having, in combination, toe wipers, a toe rest, the two side pulling grippers, substantially as described, and the carrier 20 in which the grippers are adjustably fulcrumed to vary the leverage and are mounted to turn for right and left shoes.

13. Lasting apparatus comprising a gripper having jaws to seize the upper at opposite sides of a last and a hold-down and means for operating it, a fulcrum rest for the grippers located in the hold-down a substantial distance above the shoe engag-, ing face of the hold-down and about which said jaws may be rocked to pull the upper.

14:. Lasting apparatus comprising a gripper having a transversely rigid inner jaw having gripping faces for engaging the lining side of the upper at the two sides of the shoe, cooperating outer jaws, means for actuating the latter to grip the upper against said faces of the inner jaw and end lasting wipers having a laterally closing movement to overlay the upper held by said inner rigid jaw and said outer jaws.

15. A lasting apparatus having, in combination, toe lasting wipers, a toe rest, means for actuating the wipers to work the upper into lasted position over the shoe bottom, and auxiliary devices cooperating with the wipers to produce relatively greater upper stretching action at the corners of the toe and also near the ends of the wipers than at the middle of the toe.

16. A lasting apparatus having, in combination, toe lasting Wipers, a toe rest, means for actuating the wipers to work the upper into lasted position over the shoe bottom, and auxiliary la 'sting devices comprising the retarder 25 shaped to apply maximum pressure at the corners of the toe and grippers arranged to pull the upper simultaneously at the two ends of the wipers and hold it while the wipers overlay the upper.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CARL S. NORDEN.

Witnesses:

ADIN M. PERKINS, JAs. BLACK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five eents'each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,029,396, granted June 11, 1912,

upon the application of Carl S. N orden, of Wakefield, Massachusetts, for an improvement in Lasting-Machines, an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction as follows: Page 3, line 102, for the word relating read relatively,

and that the said Letters Patent should be read With this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Oflice.

Signed and sealed this 16th day of July, A. D., 1912.

[SEAL] I c. c. BILLINGS,

Acting Cownm'ssz'oner of Patents. 

